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15 month old eating issues

jaime52005jaime52005 member
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Does not want to et anything slimy or too soft. She used to love sandwiches, raviolis ,pouched purées , peas, carrots etc. now she just refuses and only wants chunked cheese watermelon and Cheerios..occasional chicken or hotdog. Any suggestions on food she can feed herself that will not easily mush and make her throw them?!
Anyone else go through this..what did u do?
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Re: 15 month old eating issues

  • ashiscuteashiscute member
    theresat858 said:
    At 15 months, we were feeding LO whatever we were eating.  So...whatever you have for dinner.

    If she throws her food, meal time is over.  My LO learned this one very quickly.  I would give her a 2nd chance, but not a third.  First offense = removal from high chair for a minute or two.  2nd offense = meal time is over.  In that case, I'd offer a snack an hour or so later (before bed) if she hadn't eaten much before throwing the food. If she'd eaten at least a few bites, then she probably was throwing her food because she was done. 
    This.  If she was previously eating these foods it's not likely it's a food aversion issue but just general toddler behavior.  My kids eat what we eat but I always include one thing we know they'll eat (strawberries, string cheese) especially if it's a new food or something they haven't eaten well before.  Just keep trying. 
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    That was around the age DS did NOT want to be fed at all anymore and wasn't quite so adept with his spoon just yet on most "mushy" foods. So, he gave up his yogurt for a bit until he could do it himself. He's always eaten what we do (we practically skipped all purees), so he just kept doing that. I always cut up foods that needed it and put it on his plate or in his bowls, gave him a spoon, and let him eat how he wanted.

    And food throwing, or dropping off the high chair to the dogs, means food goes away. *But, that is also often his cue that he is done eating.
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  • jaime52005jaime52005 member
    My issue with no more food after throwing is she is not gaining weight. She is not losing weight but not gaining!

    We are not breakfast people so we normally only make her food but she won't eat anything she used to eat only wants watermelon.
    Lunch time we normally just eat a sandwich ..she won't eat bread anymore just squishes it and throws it
    Dinner time is the easiest but not always easy.

    Getting her to cooperate in highchair is a struggle
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  • ashiscuteashiscute member
    jaime52005 said:
    My issue with no more food after throwing is she is not gaining weight. She is not losing weight but not gaining! We are not breakfast people so we normally only make her food but she won't eat anything she used to eat only wants watermelon. Lunch time we normally just eat a sandwich ..she won't eat bread anymore just squishes it and throws it Dinner time is the easiest but not always easy. Getting her to cooperate in highchair is a struggle
    What do you mean?  Has she had a sudden drop in percentages?  Is her pedi concerned about her weight at all?  Because by 15 mos LOs aren't typically gaining much weight.  Their interest in food goes down significantly and their interest in playing goes up.  Unless her pedi has mentioned an issue with weight then I wouldn't be worried about this.  

    Mix up your meals a bit then.  At breakfast try eggs, waffles, cereal, yogurt, oatmeal.  Try something other than just a sandwich at lunch if she's not digging bread.  You can control what you make and serve but not how she responds.  If she throws food more than once she is done eating until next meal or snack time.  Period.  She will not starve this way.  It sounds harsh but right now you are using excuses as to why you let her get away with behaviors that you don't find acceptable.  
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